Gitmek. My Marlon and Brando
Verzio FF Submission Hama Ali, a charismatic actor from Iraq, met Ayca on a film-set. He and Ayca, a fiery actress from Turkey, had a passionate love affair before returning to their respective homes. From his Kurdish village, Hama Ali sends Ayca video love letters which he has filmed on his handy c...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Kurdish English Turkish |
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Asi Film
2008
Turkey |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:b4497a7e-5b85-4aa0-88e1-3f7d679d3a83 |
| Summary: | Verzio FF Submission
Hama Ali, a charismatic actor from Iraq, met Ayca on a film-set. He and Ayca, a fiery actress from Turkey, had a passionate love affair before returning to their respective homes. From his Kurdish village, Hama Ali sends Ayca video love letters which he has filmed on his handy cam. She watches them from her sofa in Istanbul, with her cat for company. Along with his tender affection, the video love letters capture the hellish violence engulfing Iraq. Feeling suffocated by her own city and angered by the indifference towards the war that surrounds her, Ayca decides to make the journey eastwards to Iraq to be reunited with her lover. "Gitmek" is based on the true story of Ayca's departure from Istanbul and her extraordinary journey to the Iraqi border. She is helped by immigrant artists who live in the slums of Istanbul and the mothers of long distance truck drivers who she meets at various border towns. The journey takes her through breathtaking landscapes, strange encounters and terrifying times. |
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| Published: | 2008 |